Employment Report for Macon County, North Carolina -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
Real estate and rental and leasing is an attractive industry due to its high level of job growth since the year 2001 in Macon County, with a job growth of 67.8 percent. This is greater than the national sector change of 4.3 percent. The State of North Carolina had an industry job change of 5.1 percent, in the recent period of 2001-2005.
Manufacturing has the largest employers in Macon County, with the industry averaging 23 jobs per place of business. This is less than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and less than the North Carolina establishments size average of 53 for the Manufacturing industry.
In Macon County, Construction, Arts, entertainment, and recreation and Retail Trade industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Construction sector in the county has a location quotient of 2.17. The percent of employment in the Construction sector is 2.17 times greater than the national average, signifying that Macon may be an exporter of products or services of Construction.
In Macon County, Retail Trade, Health care and social assistance, and the Construction industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Retail Trade produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 19.9 percent of total employment in the county, making up 1,888 jobs. The Health care and social assistance and Construction industries make up 15 and 14.2 percent of all employment.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
Real estate and rental and leasing is an attractive industry due to its high level of job growth since the year 2001 in Macon County, with a job growth of 67.8 percent. This is greater than the national sector change of 4.3 percent. The State of North Carolina had an industry job change of 5.1 percent, in the recent period of 2001-2005.
Manufacturing has the largest employers in Macon County, with the industry averaging 23 jobs per place of business. This is less than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and less than the North Carolina establishments size average of 53 for the Manufacturing industry.
In Macon County, Construction, Arts, entertainment, and recreation and Retail Trade industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Construction sector in the county has a location quotient of 2.17. The percent of employment in the Construction sector is 2.17 times greater than the national average, signifying that Macon may be an exporter of products or services of Construction.
In Macon County, Retail Trade, Health care and social assistance, and the Construction industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Retail Trade produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 19.9 percent of total employment in the county, making up 1,888 jobs. The Health care and social assistance and Construction industries make up 15 and 14.2 percent of all employment.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
